I’ve the 2013 Sportage. The least problematic car at home. The most is my Peugeot 3008. Worth buying as used car not new due to lousy resale value.

Korean brands plenty of features but performance damn slow or boring. If accelerate a Sportage at corners, the SUV might flip over if only 2WD. If 4WD, still ok. Tested before. Scary. Peugeot 3008? Car will fishtail and lose rear traction before traction control took over.

4WD is heavy. High FC too. 2WD variant faster and lighter.

2013 Sportage AWD can whack up to 160kph. That’s it. No further.

First, it is a heavy car. The 2000cc is underpowered. Rims at 18 inches too big. If downgrade maybe can do 200kph. There is a 2000cc turbo sold in Korea and US. This one is just perfect.

These 2 came with smaller rims. Both using Civic engines and better gearbox. Sportage gearbox very slow at changing gears.

If u can afford it, opt for the diesel turbo model. Plenty of power to challenge Hilux and Triton.

As I said. Sportage has 2 variants. I owned both the Kia Sportage AWD 2013 and Peugeot 3008 2012 so I know how to push both to the limits. Been doing so for years.

Chassis wise, the 3008 is superb. Less cabin noise than Sportage. Gear shift also faster. Only issue being 2WD is the rear tends to fishtail at corners. Luckily traction control is there to correct it.